Abstract
In this article, the authors report 3 experiments demonstrating that a simple booklet containing self-explanation training, designed to focus students' attention on logical relationships within a mathematical proof, can significantly improve their proof comprehension.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 62-101 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | Journal for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- mathematics education
- self-explanation
- mathematical proofs
- Eye tracking
- undergraduate mathematics
- proof comprehension
- mathematical reading